r/coins • u/dikles • 6h ago

Coin Damage Too Far Gone?

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Is this unidentifiable due to the wear?

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u/Disastrous-Year571 6h ago edited 6h ago

That’s an Egyptian 5 milliemes coin, from Hussein Kamel (1916-1917)

Numista listing:

https://en.numista.com/1273

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u/dikles 6h ago

Thanks for that! So I guess it’s the reverse side that seems more difficult to discern.

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u/Disastrous-Year571 6h ago

Yes the reverse is pretty beat up, but there was only one design like that I believe, so that helps with the identification.

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u/dikles 6h ago

I had it soaking in distilled water with some Dawn just to get the surface clearer. There might be some soap in the hole. No double entendre lol.